Published 14:58 IST, July 10th 2020

Harry Maguire tells his wife he screws up but still earns £190,000 weekly: Van der Vaart

Dutch legend Rafael van der Vaart once again made it very clear that he isn't a fan of Manchester United defender Harry Maguire, who earns £190,000 a week.

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Two-time Dutch champion Rafael van der Vaart has ripped into Manchester United centre-back Harry Maguire following his performance in  5-2 win against Bournemouth on Saturday. Dutch legend took aim at Harry Maguire salary at Old Trafford while stating that defender makes a mockery of Manchester United for paying him so much, despite a lack of talent. game against Bournemouth saw Harry Maguire nutmegged by Junior Stanislas as Cherries attacker easily got better of world-record defender before opening scoring. 

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Harry Maguire nutmegged: Van der Vaart on Maguire salary at Man United

Despite a convincing win for Man United over Bournemouth last weekend, Rafael van der Vaart spoke to Ziggo and laid into world's most expensive defender. Van der Vaart touched upon Maguire salary pack with some severely harsh criticism of £80m signing. "I think Maguire goes home every day and tells his wife: ‘I screw up, but I still earn so much. Man United really believe I’m good.'" Maguire salary pack at Man United is reportedly a whopping £190,000-a-week and Van der Vaart added, "He probably laughs at everyone at club when he's at home."

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Harry Maguire nutmegged: Nathan Ake better than Maguire, says Van der Vaart

brutal comments from Van der Vaart came after Harry Maguire was nutmegged by Junior Stanislas during United's 5-2 win over Eddie Howe's side. After nutmeg, Maguire appeared to stand still, failing to make any attempt at preventing Stanislas from scoring. While continuing his hammering of Maguire, Van der Vaart urged Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to sign Bournemouth's Nathan Ake as a replacement for 27-year-old at Man United. Red Devils moved to within a point of fourth-placed Leicester City following a 3-0 win against Aston Villa on Thursday night.

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Van der Vaart slams Maguire performance vs Liverpool in October 2019 

Van der Vaart's comments on Maguire vs Bournemouth weren't first time Dutch legend bashed United star. Following Man United's 1-1 draw against Liverpool in October 2019, 37-year-old admitted Maguire 'wasn't worthy of being called a professional footballer.' Van der Vaart n explained that if Maguire is worth £80m n Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk should be worth at least £300m.

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14:58 IST, July 10th 2020